Child&#39;s sleeping garment



April 5, 1927. 1,623,753

J. H. RAMBO CHILD'S SLEEPING GARNER! Filed Sept. 8, 1925 file's? fizz anger Av-roeuei o" tically eliminated.

Patented Apr. :5, I92

.UNITED STATES OFFICE.

JAMES H RAMBO, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOB 'IO MINNEAPOLIS KNIT- TING WORKS, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, A GGRPORA'IION OF MINNESOTA.

CHILD'S SLEEPING ennivrnnr.

' Application filed September My invention relates to childs sleeping garment and particularly to the foot portion thereof and the object of the invention is to provide a foot pieceformed and stitched in such a way that danger of pulling or ripping the seams usuallyresulting from the kickingof the sleeping child will be prac- A further object is to provide a sleeping garment having toot portions or pieces inwhich small waste pieces ofthe knit-ted fabric may be used. Other objects of the invention will appear from the following detail description. In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification: v

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing i the appearance of the garment on the child; 7 Figure 2 is a view of the outer side of one of the foot portions; I a

Figure 3 is a corresponding view of the inner side;

Figure 4: is a rear view and Figure 5 is a bottom view.

In the drawings I have indicated the garment as a whole by reference numeral 2, the foot portions composed of knitted fab 'ic comprising an upper portion .3, a bottom or sole portion 4, and an intermediate gore or heel portion 5. A seam 6 unites the edge a of the sole portion 4 to the parts 3 and 5 and a similar seam 7 connects the upper edge of the gore 5 with the adjacent edge of the part 3. I have found in the use of these garments that where a vertical seam is provided at the heel portion there is a tendency to pull or stretch it in the movement of the childs legs resultingin a ripping or tearing of the stitches and a consequent hole in the garment at this point. To eliminate this ditficulty I provide the gore 5 with the wales running horizontally around the heel of the garment so that in the kicking movement of the childs legs the gore will stretch tran versely and relieve the stitches 6 and 7 of strain or pull thereon which might other I wise result in tearing the stitches apart and making a hole in the garment. v This gore also is adapted to stretch in walking or as the foot is bent in act of walking. Part I comprises an oval piece thatis stitchedto the gore and thelower edge of the upper 3 and forms in efiect the sole of the foot piece. When these sole pieces are worn out they 8, 1925. Serial No. 55,117

may be removed and new pieces substituted therefor and the necessity of throwing away the entire toot'piece of the garment is thereandwhen worn can be readily removed with comparatively little expense.

The form of foot shown herein for the sleeping garment provides ample room over the instep, avoiding tight ness and preventing the pulling or drawing of the seams between the pices of the foot.

- I claim as my invention:

l. A garment of the class described including legs, and a foot portion for each leg, each foot portion comprising an upper formed by the lower portion of the leg, a sole, and a stretchable counter extending forwardly to a point adjacent the toe, and stitched to upper and sole.

2. A sleeping garment including leg and foot portionseach foot portion comprising anupper formed by the lower portion of the log a counter of knitted fabric connected by its upper edge with the upper and extendand described ing forwardly to a point adjacentthe toe,

a sole connected to upper and counter, said counter having its wales horizontally arranged. a r

3. A childs slec 3111 arment JIIClLlCllIl w p legs each leg having a toot comprising an upper as a continuation of the leg portioma sole piece stitched only atits forward portion to said upper, a counter, stitched to upper and sole piece and extending torwardly to a point adjacent the toe, the sole and counter being of knitted fabric.

t. A childssleeping garment including JAMES RAMBO. 

